Development and evaluation of a prototype ultrafine particle concentrator

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1001-1017

  Sioutas, Constantinos ^a   Kim, Seongheon ^a   Chang, Mingchih ^a  

^a University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATION; GROWTH (MATERIALS); INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

ULTRAFINE PARTICLE CONCENTRATORS; VAPOR CONDENSATION;

AEROSOLS;

AMMONIUM NITRATE; AMMONIUM SULFATE; HOT WATER; POLYSTYRENE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COOLING; DIFFUSION; FLOW RATE; HUMIDITY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; VAPOR;

EID: 0033198236     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-8502(98)00769-1     Document Type: Article

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